Sweet Grass County is found in the south central
portion of Montana. The Yellowstone River flows
from west to east through the center of the county.
The Boulder River enters the county from the south
and joins the Yellowstone River at Big Timber.
The northwest corner of Sweet Grass County
contains part of the Gallatin National Forest,
while another section of the same forest blankets
the southern quarter of the county. A section
of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness is also
contained in that southern portion of the county.

Crops - 2005

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

*
*
1,800

*
*
1,800

*
*
29

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

*
*
52,000

*
*
46

Barley

2,400

900

46

Bu.

41,000

44

Oats

1,700

1,000

54

Bu.

54,000

11

Corn
For Grain
For Silage

*
----
----

----
*
*

----
*
*

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
*

----
*
*

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Beans 1/

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

All Hay
Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

49,000
37,000
12,000

2.05
2.1
1.7

Tons
Tons
Tons

100,300
79,500
20,800

23
19
39

1/ Yield is in pounds, production is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/
Milk Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2006

40,000
28,800
*

28
20
*

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2006

8,000

10

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2005

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient data for publication

Census of Agriculture - 2002

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)